Esophageal Cancer Linked to Specific Types of Oral Bacteria

Scientists at NYU Langone Health's Perlmutter Cancer Center say that at least three kinds of bacteria in the mouths of Americans may heighten or lower their risk of developing esophageal cancer. Their study (“Oral Microbiome Composition Reflects Prospective Risk for Esophageal Cancers”), which appears in  Cancer Research , analyzes data from two national studies involving more than 120,000 patients.“Bacteria may play a role in esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) and esoph